Iraq Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Iraq birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Iraq in 2023 is 27.470 births per 1000 people, a 1.19% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2022 was 27.802 births per 1000 people, a 1.18% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2021 was 28.134 births per 1000 people, a 1.17% decline from 2020.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2020 was 28.467 births per 1000 people, a 1.15% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 31.361
Gabon 28.281
Iraq 27.470
Namibia 26.419
Samoa 23.391
Tonga 23.273
Guatemala 22.954
Botswana 22.274
Turkmenistan 20.777
Jordan 20.681
Algeria 20.461
Fiji 19.657
Belize 19.625
Paraguay 19.408
South Africa 18.994
Guyana 18.819
Ecuador 18.474
Dominican Republic 17.989
Kazakhstan 17.832
Suriname 17.469
Peru 16.941
Venezuela 16.811
Libya 16.718
Lebanon 16.479
Iran 16.347
Mexico 16.329
Malaysia 15.873
Jamaica 15.107
Grenada 15.061
Turkey 14.894
Azerbaijan 13.945
Colombia 13.772
Brazil 12.806
Costa Rica 12.696
Armenia 12.316
Maldives 12.089
Russia 11.329
Montenegro 11.304
Albania 10.988
Belarus 10.893
China 10.645
North Macedonia 10.034
Mauritius 9.881
Thailand 9.532
Cuba 9.409
Romania 9.292
Serbia 9.056
Bulgaria 8.654
Iraq - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2023 27.470 -1.190%
2022 27.802 -1.180%
2021 28.134 -1.170%
2020 28.467 -1.150%
2019 28.799 -1.140%
2018 29.131 -2.540%
2017 29.889 -2.470%
2016 30.646 -2.410%
2015 31.404 -2.350%
2014 32.161 -2.300%
2013 32.919 -0.310%
2012 33.023 -0.310%
2011 33.127 -0.310%
2010 33.230 -0.310%
2009 33.334 -0.310%
2008 33.438 -0.870%
2007 33.731 -0.860%
2006 34.023 -0.850%
2005 34.316 -0.840%
2004 34.608 -0.840%
2003 34.901 -0.970%
2002 35.244 -0.960%
2001 35.587 -0.950%
2000 35.929 -0.950%
1999 36.272 -0.940%
1998 36.615 -0.320%
1997 36.732 -0.320%
1996 36.849 -0.320%
1995 36.966 -0.320%
1994 37.083 -0.310%
1993 37.200 -0.600%
1992 37.426 -0.600%
1991 37.652 -0.590%
1990 37.877 -0.590%
1989 38.103 -0.590%
1988 38.329 -0.360%
1987 38.466 -0.360%
1986 38.604 -0.350%
1985 38.741 -0.350%
1984 38.879 -0.350%
1983 39.016 -1.110%
1982 39.454 -1.100%
1981 39.892 -1.080%
1980 40.329 -1.070%
1979 40.767 -1.060%
1978 41.205 -1.200%
1977 41.706 -1.190%
1976 42.207 -1.180%
1975 42.709 -1.160%
1974 43.210 -1.150%
1973 43.711 -1.370%
1972 44.316 -1.350%
1971 44.921 -1.330%
1970 45.526 -1.310%
1969 46.131 -1.290%
1968 46.736 1.340%
1967 46.119 1.360%
1966 45.502 1.370%
1965 44.886 1.390%
1964 44.269 1.410%
1963 43.652 0.390%
1962 43.483 0.390%
1961 43.313 0.390%
1960 43.144 0.400%
1959 42.974 0.390%
1958 42.805 -4.680%
1957 44.908 -4.470%
1956 47.011 -4.280%
1955 49.115 -4.110%
1954 51.218 -3.940%
1953 53.321 -3.790%
1952 55.424 -3.660%
1951 57.527 -3.530%
1950 59.631 0.000%